- IR: "Non-hearing-like Repertoire": HAs are framed as ineffective; users cannot hear like "normal" people.
- IR: "Shameful Repertoire": HAs embody hearing loss; associated with stigma (e.g., ruining the image of a teacher).
- Resulting Subject Position: The "Disabled" Identity.

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- The Hearing Aid (HA) Construction
- The Cochlear Implant (CI) Construction

Findings: Constructing the Device Binary

Lester, J. N. (Ed.). (2021). Discursive Psychology and Disability. Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Reference For: Discursive Psychology and Disability

The Hearing Aid (HA) Construction

- IR: "Hearing Body Repertoire": CIs allow communication with the hearing world; enables a "hearing-like" body.
- Handling Flaws: Limitations (fragility, high cost, non-waterproof) are not framed as negatives but as reasons to "treasure" and "protect" the device.
- Resulting Subject Position: The "Abled" or "Optimistic" Identity.

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